'Marked departure' in Medicare practice of paying physicians in Geriatric Care Improvement Act
...nation, Senators were told about the advantages of realigning benefits and payment incentives to support a comprehensive geriatric assessment. "Ongoing care coordination for patients with multiple chronic diseases and/or dementia is critical," said ACP President David C. Dale, MD, FACP. "It is essential that...A new focus for health care reform -- realigning competition around patient value
...e zero sum. The authors make the positive case for realigning competition around patient value, and they call on physicians to lead this change and return the practice of medicine to its appropriate focus: enabling health and effective care. The authors' proposal highlights three principles that will put comp...